Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-24
A BIG GASSER.
THE PARMINGT0N WELL ALMOST BEYOND
CONTROL.
The Gas Issuing From CreViees in the GrOunC
for Fifty Yards Around
the Hole.

The gas well sunk by Hukill & Co.,
near Pennington, has been carrying on for
itself recently. The owners closed it up
several weeks since and went to Mt. Nor
ris, Pa. to give attention TO their interests
there, leaving their machinery and drill
ing apparatus behind. About ten days
ago several or the residents of the neigh
borhoOd discovered in the vicinity of the
well the strongest indications of gas. The
crevices in the ground gave forth an odOr
that was extremely gassy, and at one
point even in the solid road bed, fifty
yards from the well, the gas was escaping
in great volumes, requiring considerable
trouble to get it under control. The own
ers were notified by telegraph of the exist
ing state Of affairs and were requested to
come on at once and give their trouble
some property the necessary attention.
The gas in the well was of such volume rs
to drive out the plugs put in when the
we'll was closed, and at last accounts was
in constant connection, creating rs much
noise rs was caused by the drill when the
we'll was being bored.
Mr.. Robert BrOthertOn, of CharlestOwn,
aged about % or GO years, underwent a
| terrible experience and came near drown
ing, n few days ago. He has. it seems,
within the last year or two learned to
skate, and has been in the habit of anus
| I . fhA n
Eddy" of the Shenandoah river, Just above
the site of the old Watson factory; frequent
! ly being for hours mt a time upon the river
alone. On this occasion he broke through
the ice, and it was some time before his
cries attracted much attention. At last
several neighbors went to his relief, and by
the most strenuous efforts with the aid OF
fence rails, got him out, although the ice
near the opening sank four or five inches
and its entire giving way served lmml-
nent Mr.. b. was in the water up to his
neck about three-quarters of an hour, and
had to almost stand on tip-tOe to keep from
drowning At one time had almost given
up in despair, but again cXerted himself
and finally attracted attention to his pltla-
BILE condition.
! From Martinsburg comes the word that
not for years has there been such religious
uprising rs at present. Twenty-Five saloons
have been wrecking the young men and
blighting the happiness of numerous iaml-
lies. The Ministerial Association has at
last resolvad to unite in one grand effort to
cOunteract the efforts of the wicked and
designing. All last week the meetings,
which were held in the various churches,
were largely attended. Everybody seemed
anxious to be present. The audiences grew
so large that the ministers finally rented
the rink Sunday night At least two thou
sand persons were in attendance upon the
services, and numerous persons were con
verified or stood up for prayers. Rev. +. L.
Robertson, OF the First Baptist Church,
preached powerful sermon on Jesus
Wept." The whole town is stirred up
All the ministers of the town, excepting
those of the Reformed and Catholic
Churches, are participating.
Trains commenced running regularly
over the new MOnOngIhela bridge, above
Fairmont, last Monday. They were or
deTed to pass over it ut first at the rate OF
four miles per hour. Soon afterwards an
other order was issued allowing them to
increase their speed to 20 miles per hour,
and before long no doubt, they will he
permitted to cross rs rapidly Us the neceS-
stiles demand, as the bridge is believed to
be not only very substantial but perfectly
safe, no matter how great the weight that
is likely to he put upon it.
The miners strike at Elk Garden, for
which Steele Hawthorne and John Joyce
were indicted ut previous term OF the
Circuit Court for engaging in a riot, has
taken the time OF the Mineral County
Circuit Court for the last week. The case
was given the jury on Wednesday night,
and were out until Thursday evening,
when it was found that they could not
agree upon a verdict. The prisoners were
held in the sum of $500 each for their
appearance ut the next term of Court.
Mrs. Austin Beatty, residing at Logans-
port, Marion county, was so severely
burned recently that at last accounts her
recovery WAS considered rs extremely
doubtful. Mrs Beatty WAS cleaning
kerosene lamp near the fire, when the bot
tom of the lamp was from some unaccOunt-
able cause displaced. The oil took fire and
communicated the flames to her clothing
with the result stated. Mrs. Beatty IL
about so years of age.
On Thursday evening, the 18th inst,
young man by the name OF James NJ. John
son, from Concord, Mercer county, was
killed OH the track at Hinton. 1t seems
that Young johnson had been drinking
very freely during the day, and while upon
the railroad track either tell OF laid down,
| thn ShiIfin,r ,rin HIM
crushing his head in horrible manner,
death being instantaneous.
The plans for the new Ohio River rail
road depot at Parkersburg are now in the
hands of the architect. Nothing definite
concerning the building has yet been de-
cided upon except that it is TO be an ele-
giant three story brick situated on the tor
ner of Ann and Second streets The first
story will probably be stone. The depot
will be erected early in the spring and will
be credit to the road and the city.
4 fatal accident happened at the Iron
dale mines on the 18th. \ miner fired a
shot in his room and afterwards pushed
his car up to load it without eNaminingth the
roof, and after he was separating the
brown coal from the soft coal, what is
called in the mines horseback came
down on his head, MASKING him down and
breaking some OF his ribs, and both his
Slegs. lie lived but short time
Sophia, a seven-yoar-old daughter of Jas.
! II. and Lucinda Dixon, who reside near the
big Survey, "inWolfCreek District Mon
roe county, was burned to death, one day
last week. The little child's clothing be-
came ignited from the fire place, and in
stantly she was envelOped in flames, which
were not extinguiShed until she was burned
so seriously rs TO cause her death within
| few hours.
Mr.. Joseph j. Vanmeter, of Hardy coun-
ty, still has the faithful steed that bore
him in many battle and many weary
marches during the civil war. He is now
over thirty years old, but is remarkably
risky for his age Dir. Nanmeter has pat
! h;,, ~, Tho rotirad liSt and he hos NOT bean